The man named his wife Eve because she is the mother of everyone who lives. The Lord God made the man and his wife leather clothes and dressed them. The Lord God said, “The human being has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil.” Now, so he doesn’t stretch out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat and live forever, the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to farm the fertile land from which he was taken. —Genesis 3:20-23
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The Lord appeared to Abraham at the oaks of Mamre while he sat at the entrance of his tent in the day’s heat. He looked up and suddenly saw three men standing near him. As soon as he saw them, he ran from his tent entrance to greet them and bowed deeply. He said, “Sirs, if you would be so kind, don’t just pass by your servant. Let a little water be brought so you may wash your feet and refresh yourselves under the tree. Let me offer you a little bread so you will feel stronger, and after that you may leave your servant and go on your way—since you have visited your servant.” They responded, “Fine. Do just as you have said.” - Genesis 18:1-5
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For my pastor’s column for August, I want to relay to you some portions of the official report from the 2022 Session of the Annual Conference, which took place July 13-15 in Tupelo…
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For our July newsletter, I’m turning over this space to an update from our sponsored United Methodist Missionary in Ecuador, Sara Flores. You can find some pictures she has sent in the photo gallery of the newsletter…
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For my continuing education work, I’m studying the practice of spiritual direction, and recently I read portions of the book Tending the Holy: Spiritual Directions Across Traditions. One chapter that especially resonated with me was “The Spirituality of Nature and the Poor: Revisiting the Historic Vision of St. Francis”…
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